| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Expecting a favorable outcome or dwelling on hopeful aspects: optimistic, Panglossian, roseate, rose-colored, sanguine. Informal : upbeat. Idioms: looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses. See HOPE. 2. Of a healthy reddish color: blooming, florid, flush, flushed, full-blooded, glowing, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine. See COLORS.
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